Why Physics?

APS helps high school students understand the flexibility and possibilities of a physics career.

Finding Out About Physics

Why Study Physics
Physics is the most basic and fundamental science—and it pays well. Find out the skills and careers a degree in physics offers you.

Becoming a Physicist
Learn about variety of jobs that use physics skills and how to prepare for them.

Adopt-a-Physicist
The Adopt-a-Physicist program connects high school physics students to people with bachelors degrees or higher in physics via online discussion forums. Through these interactions, students can find out about the careers, educational backgrounds, research projects, and lives of a variety of physicists.

Website Resources

PhysicsCentral
The PhysicsCentral website explains to high school students how physics fits into real life, from factoids and science explanations to profiles of people in physics.

Physics To Go
A collection of more than 800 websites and a biweekly online mini-magazine.

Einstein’s Miracle Year
An award-winning movie that celebrates the three revolutionary ideas that Albert Einstein presented in 1905. About 15 minutes in length, the movie explores Einstein's discoveries and how they have influenced our understanding of the universe.